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vacuum gauge working right?
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 5:07 AM
I just hooked up my vacuum gauge and i was wondering if its reading right. At idle it doesn't read anything, at full throttle it doesn't read anything, but when i give it light throttle it reads no higher then 14in.Hg (whatever that means). Does this sound about right??

Also the A/F ratio gauge just bounces back and forth all thetime. Im guessin thats right too.




Re: vacuum gauge working right?
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 5:28 AM
at idle it should read in the negatives



Re: vacuum gauge working right?
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 6:20 AM
Idle: 18inHg
WOT:
Cruising: in between
Decel: below 18inHg for a short period then back to idle readings



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Re: vacuum gauge working right?
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 12:32 PM
hmmmm i think maybe i hooked it up to the wrong tubing. I hooked it up to a tube that goes from the back of the throttle body to a little black box thing on the top of the valve cover on the 2200. It also has 2 other tubes comi from it.



Re: vacuum gauge working right?
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 12:48 PM
connect it in-line with the tube that goes to the fuel pressure regulator , or use a adaptor and connect it to the brake boost line

your discription sounds like you have it in a ported location , instead of a open spot







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Re: vacuum gauge working right?
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 12:57 PM
Depends on the vehicle too...

My car pulls 30in-hg on decel, 25+ in-hg at idle, +5-10psi on hard accel



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Re: vacuum gauge working right?
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 12:59 PM
I plugged to the same place as you and I get 14-15" at idle.



Re: vacuum gauge working right?
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 7:50 PM
hhmm this is really odd. I'll try another spot and see what happens



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